Rajeev Govindan (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

: രാജീവ്‌ ഗോവിന്ദൻ; born 2 October 1972), formerly known as Rajeev Nair, is an Indian writer, lyricist and producer known for his works in the Malayalam film industry. He is a civil engineer by profession. His noted works include ''

Ordinary Ordinary or The Ordinary often refer to: Music * ''Ordinary'' (EP) (2015), by South Korean group Beast * ''Ordinary'' (Every Little Thing album) (2011) * "Ordinary" (Two Door Cinema Club song) (2016) * "Ordinary" (Wayne Brady song) (2008) * ...

'' and ''

Trivandrum Lodge ''Trivandrum Lodge'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. K. Prakash, written by Anoop Menon, and produced by P. A. Sebastian. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon and Honey Rose, and features P. Balachandran and P. ...

''. His first production venture under the banner of Magic Moon Productions was Malayalam film ''Ordinary'' directed by Sugeeth. His next production was the

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starring film ''

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'' which was directed by Sachy. He is also a member of the Indian Screenwriters Association (ISA).

Early career

A civil engineer by profession, he established an entrepreneurial venture, Hydrotech Systems Pvt. Ltd. in August 2009. The company specializes in ocean engineering and offshore engineering with an emphasis on underwater operations. He began as a lyricist with devotional songs from 2003 . His early works include singer

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’s Lord Ayyapa devotional songs "Makara Nilavu" which was released by HMV Audios. Another work was the devotional album ''Krishna Priyan''. He worked with music director P. K. Reghu Kumar on ''Varumo Vasantham'' (2008) brought out by Sathyam Audios. His teamwork with Iype Mathew, Bibin Mathew Abraham & director Sugeeth for the Musical Video Album ''Keralam'' provided his entry into film production. He also wrote lyrics for the album ''Hare'' (2014), composed by

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Film career

Lyricist

His career as a lyricist in the Malayalam Film Industry began with the film ''Race'' (2011). Though he had written for the

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born August 1978) is an Indian actor, distributor, Sponsor, Model, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist, who works in the Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a ...

starrer ''Vaadhyar'' (2012), his debut production venture ''Ordinary'' (2012) was released first. His work for the film remains the most noticed in his career. His other work includes ''Trivandrum Lodge'' (2012), "Erunottam Ithenthinu Veruthe" from the movie ''Chettayees'' (2012), ''3 Dots'' (2013) and the songs from the surprise hit ''Vellimoonga'' (2014). He also wrote the lyrics for ''Peruchazhi'' (2014), ''Picket 43'' (2015), ''100 days of Love, Haram'' (2015) and ''Careful'' (2017). His upcoming projects for 2018 are ''Kaaliyan'' and ''Kinavallikal''

Producer

His first production venture under the banner of Magic Moon Productions was the Malayalam film ''Ordinary'' (2012) directed by Sugeeth. The movie starring an ensemble cast including

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and

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was a success and one of the highest grossers of the year. The movie witnessed the upcoming of a new tourist destination

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, Pathanamthitta and the introduction of the new comic team of Kunchako Boban and Biju Menon. He produced the romantic movie ''

'' starring

which was also the directorial debut of the writer Sachy. Rajeev Govindan's (previously known as Rajeev Nair) poetry collection ''Thimirakanthi,'' published by D.C. Books was released on 5 November 2017.

Awards

* New Mumbai cultural center award for the best lyricist in various films in 2018. *Mumbai Tharangini Award, 2018 Best producer and lyricist for

. * Eco Friendly Film Awards, 2013- Ordinary, Producer Rajeev Nair. * Cinema Scapes, 2012- Ordinary, Award for Best feature film other than Hindi.

Filmography

As producer As lyricist

References

External links

* * Anarkali Promo Video "Ship Voyage ",https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi_hGeOCRQM {{DEFAULTSORT:Govindan, Rajeev Writers from Kerala Malayalam-language lyricists Malayalam film producers People from Malappuram district Living people Film producers from Kerala 1970 births